Cold Weather Military Training

U.S. military personnel engaged in cold weather training exercises in snowy environments, highlighting teamwork and arctic readiness.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Asher Wilthew, a tactical air control party specialist with Detachment 1, 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron, passes over uneven terrain while conducting a ski-movement training exercise at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Jan. 24, 2023. The special warfare Airmen were preparing for a sustained arctic operation consisting of a 135-mile unsupported ski movement along the Denali Highway between Paxson and Cantwell, Alaska.

U.S. Army Pfc. Octavio Barile, foreground, a paratrooper assigned to the 725th Brigade Support Battalion (Airborne), 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, Arctic Angels, recovers his parachute during airborne training at Malemute Drop Zone, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 4, 2022. The 2/11 IBCT (A) is the only airborne infantry brigade combat team in the Arctic and Pacific theaters, providing the combatant commander with the unique capability to project an expeditionary force by air.

A tomb guard from the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) walks the mat during snowfall at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Jan. 19, 2024.

TECH. SGT. Frederickt Hamill, crew chief with the 92nd Organizational maintenance Squadron, directs the pilot of a B-52H Stratofortress aircraft during the Strategic Air Command exercise Giant Warrior '89. Subject Operation/Series: GIANT WARRIOR '89 Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 2, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, conduct a convoy live-fire range in Setermoen, Norway March 24, 2023. Marines are deployed to Norway as part of Marine Rotational Forces Europe 23.1 which focuses on regional engagements throughout Europe by conducting various exercises, arctic cold-weather and mountain warfare training, and military-to-military engagements, which enhance overall interoperability of the U.S. Marine Corps with allies and partners.

021205-F-1351C-001. Base: Ganci Air Base Country: Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF

Staff Sgt. Ethan Kammer with Alpha Battery, 3-6 Field Artillery, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, treks through the snow leading his team through the landing zone at Division Hill during the D-Series XXIV winter challenge on Fort Drum, NY. Jan. 19, 2024. D-Series references the culminating exercise the original 10th Mountain Division Soldiers went through from March-April in 1944, to prepare for combat in the mountains of Italy.

DA-ST-90-01581. Subject Operation/Series: BRIM FROST '89 Base: Fort Richardson State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Nicholas Alvarez, right, a transmissions system operator with Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, drags a simulated casualty in a Tactical Combat Casualty Care refresher course during exercise Winter Workhorse 24 on Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, Feb. 6, 2024. Alvarez is a native of Florida. Winter Workhorse is a regularly scheduled training exercise that is designed to enhance warfighting capabilities in contested environments. Marine Corps

U.S. Army paratroopers from the 1st Squadron (Airborne), 40th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, provide security along a road during Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center-Alaska 23-02 at Yukon Training Area, Fort Wainwright, Alaska, April 1, 2023. JPMRC-AK 23-02 is a display of the 11th Airborne Divisions ability to survive and thrive in the Arctic, and its soldiers ability to fight and win our nations wars anywhere.

An Air National Guard Security Forces specialist gathers wood for a fire in subzero temperatures at Camp Ripley Training Center, Minnesota as part of the Air National Guard's Security Forces Cold Weather Operations Course (CWOC) on January 17, 2024. The two-week CWOC course combined classroom instruction, outdoor skills development, and a 3-day, field training event that required students to build and sleep in arctic tent systems, subsisting on cold weather Meals Ready to Eat and incorporated land navigation, live saving skills, and cold water immersion events. 50 students from Air National Guard wings from across the U.S. participated in the advanced, cold weather survival course planned by personnel assigned to the 148th Fighter Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard.

U.S. and Republic of Korea Marines prepare to dismount a chairlift during Korea Viper 24.1 at Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea, Feb. 16, 2024. The training teaches Marines multiple skiing techniques, mountain movement, and survival skills in an austere cold weather environment. In its first iteration, Korea Viper demonstrates the ROK-US Marine Corps ability to respond decisively in the region as a singular, unified force while strengthening relationships and trust between the two allies. The Marines are with 2d Battalion, 7th Marines. 2/7 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program. Marine Corps

LCPL C. Standridge from Bravo Company, 1ST Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, heads off the trail to drive through waist deep snow during the arctic training portion of the exercise. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN EDGE Base: Fort Greely State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army Soldiers with the 4th Battalion, 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) conduct walks at The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery, Va. on Martin Luther King Jr Day, Jan. 15, 2024. Martin Luther King Jr Day is a federal holiday in the United States that takes place on the third Monday in January. It honors the life and legacy of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.

A Reconnaissance photo for NATO engineers of possible repairs or destruction of a road bridge in Brko, Bosnia-Herzegovina. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Brko Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

CAPT Bob Lasky, an A-10A Thunderbolt II pilot with the 343rd Tactical Fighter Wing, prepares to set off a smoke marker as an HH-3 Jolly Green Giant helicopter circles overhead. Lasky is taking part in survival training during CALFEX '90, a joint service, combined arms live-fire exercise. Subject Operation/Series: CALFEX '90 Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska(AK) Country: United States Of America(USA)

U.S. Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 112th Infantry Regiment, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team prepare Stryker armored vehicles for a convoy to Fort Indiantown Gap for drill weekend exercises, Feb. 3, 2023. The Soldiers navigated their vehicles through snow-covered roads, high winds and 7-degree temperatures, with the journey lasting over eight hours but offering valuable time in the vehicles.

Airmen with multiple Air National Guard security forces units learn squad tactics pulling an ahkio sled Jan. 18, 2023, as part of a 16-day Cold-Weather Operations Course led by the Air Force at Fort McCoy, Wis. More than 50 Airmen are participating in the training from across the Air Force. Besides learning about use of snowshoes and moving as a squad over terrain pulling an ahkio sled in a cold-weather environment, the Airmen also learned about cold-weather shelters, survival techniques, cold-weather uniform wear, and more. Fort McCoy has a long history of supporting cold-weather training. Eighty years prior to this training, in January 1943, the installation hosted winter training for the Army's 76th Division prior to the Division deploying to Europe to fight in the Battle of the Bulge in World War II.

Airmen with multiple Air National Guard security forces units learn squad tactics pulling an ahkio sled Jan. 19, 2023, as part of a 16-day Cold-Weather Operations Course led by the Air Force at Fort McCoy, Wis. More than 50 Airmen were participating in the training from across the Air Force. Besides learning about use of snowshoes and moving as a squad over terrain pulling an ahkio sled in a cold-weather environment, the Airmen also learned about cold-weather shelters, survival techniques, cold-weather uniform wear, and more. Fort McCoy has a long history of supporting cold-weather training. Eighty years prior to this training, in January 1943, the installation hosted winter training for the Army's 76th Division prior to the Division deploying to Europe to fight in the Battle of the Bulge in World War II.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Cody Mcdonald (right) and Lance Cpl. Bryan Riveraaguilar (left), motor vehicle operators with Combat Logistics Battalion 2, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, prepare for an ice breaker drill as part of Marine Rotational Forces Europe 23.1 in Setermoen, Norway Feb. 9, 2023. MRF-E focuses on regional engagements throughout Europe by conducting various exercises, mountain-warfare training, and military-to- military engagements which enhance overall interoperability of the U.S. Marine Corps with allies and partners.

Leaders from partner nations pay a visit to the 11th Airborne Division as part of Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center 24-02 to observe the U.S. Army's arctic warfare capabilities and strategies at Donnelly Training Area, Alaska, Feb. 16, 2024. The Large Scale Combat Operations scenario used in JPMRC 24-02 helps Soldiers and leaders develop and refine the tactics, techniques, and procedures necessary to successfully operate in remote and extreme Arctic winter conditions and overcome both environmental and military challenges. Army

DA-SC-88-00410. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHWIND '87 Base: Camp Aomori Country: Japan (JPN)

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Israel Hernandez, a 354th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, prepares to rescue a simulated victim trapped in freezing water during training on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, March 12, 2015. Fire protection Airmen from the 354th CES train annually to practice rescuing a victim trapped in a broken part of a frozen lake.

Minnesota National Guard members conduct winter training on February 6, 2023as part of a 5-day field training exercise at Base Camp 1 in the Haltdalen woods, Norway, while participating in the 50th Norwegian Reciprocal TroopExchange (NOREX). 100 Soldiers and Airmen from the Minnesota National Guard, 148th Fighter Wing and 133rd Airlift Wing traveled to Norway for two-weeks of winter survival training, Nordic cultural experiences and building friendships. NOREX is the longest-running military bi-lateral troop exchange between two nations starting in 1973.

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Air Force Staff Sgt. Bryant LaMay, assigned to 1st Weather Squadron, waits for approximately 60 paratroopers assigned to U.S. Army Alaska's 425th Brigade Special Troops Battalion to jump from a C-17 aircraft, Wed. April 17, 2013. The paratroopers of the 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne) 25th Infantry Division recently completed post-deployment RESET, and are transitioning the brigade to assuming part of the quick reaction force mission for the Pacific Theater.

Equipment Operator Construction Apprentice Leon Williams measures the effects of a C-5B Galaxy aircraft's weight on the ice layer on which it had been parked. The C-5B is at McMurdo Station during Operation Deep Freeze '90. Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE '90 Country: Antarctica (ATA)

U.S. Army Warrant Officer 2 Nick Pileggi, property book officer, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Mountain), Vermont Army National Guard, follows his team leader during a skiborne exfil during a training day for the 2023 Edelweiss Raid, Feb. 26, 2023, Austria. The Raid takes place at Training Area Lizum, Austria, and demands the highest level of ski mobility.

Russian Search and Rescue teams arrive at the Soyuz MS-05 spacecraft shortly after it landed with Expedition 53 Commander Randy Bresnik of NASA and Flight Engineers Paolo Nespoli of ESA (European Space Agency) and Sergey Ryazanskiy of the Russian space agency Roscosmos near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017. Bresnik, Nespoli and Ryazanskiy are returning after 139 days in space where they served as members of the Expedition 52 and 53 crews onboard the International Space Station.

Special Operations forces from the U.S. Armys 20th Special Forces Group, Massachusetts Army National Guard teamed up Jan. 24, 2022, with local first responders from Muskegon, Roscommon, Crawford and Grand Traverse counties to perform intensive hypothermia training at Lake Margrethe near Camp Grayling, Mich. The event took place during Northern Strike 22-1 (”Winter Strike”), a National Guard Bureau-sponsored exercise held Jan. 21-30 with participants from several U.S. states and partner forces at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center and Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan, which together comprise the National All-Domain Warfighting Center (NADWC) (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Capt. Joe Legros)

040307-F-0681L-037. Base: Hector Iap/Angb, Fargo State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA)

020320-F-3893W-012. Subject Operation/Series: PRAIRIE VIGILANCE 2002. Base: Minot Air Force Base State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A member of the 1ST Battalion, 632nd Armor, fires an 81 mm mortar during winter training exercises. Base: Fort Mccoy State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Two soldiers, dressed in winter combat gear, from the 1ST Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, Fort Richardson, Alaska, watch as the rest of their unit parachutes onto Donnelly Drop Zone during NORTHERN EDGE '98, an annual Joint Chiefs of STAFF winter exercise involving air and ground units of all services. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN EDGE '98 Base: Fort Greely State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Soldiers, assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 11th Airborne Division, during a night troop movement for Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center 24-02 at Donnelly Training Area, Alaska, Feb. 18, 2024. JPMRC 24-02 demonstrates the effective synergy between resilient and well-trained Soldiers, modernized and ruggedized Arctic equipment, and unique techniques, tactics, and procedures to build an unmatched combat lethality in Arctic environments. Army

Russian Search and Rescue teams arrive at the Soyuz MS-05 spacecraft shortly after it landed with Expedition 53 Commander Randy Bresnik of NASA and Flight Engineers Paolo Nespoli of ESA (European Space Agency) and Sergey Ryazanskiy of the Russian space agency Roscosmos near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017. Bresnik, Nespoli and Ryazanskiy are returning after 139 days in space where they served as members of the Expedition 52 and 53 crews onboard the International Space Station.

Canadian Army Capt. Daniel Walcott, platoon commander, Alpha (PARA) Company, 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricias Canadian Light Infantry, describes the plan to his Soldiers during Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center 24-02 at Donnelly Training Area, Alaska, Feb. 17, 2024. JPMRC 24-02 depends on joint, multi-component and multinational partners to succeed, including U.S. Air Force air and ground crews, U.S. Marines, and international military participants from more than five countries, a testament to the realism and authenticity of its world-class training capability. Army

U.S. Army Spcs. Gabriel Cantu, left, and Piucanon Sohl, infantrymen with B Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 11th Infantry Division, shield themselves from windy conditions while acting as opposition forces during Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center-Alaska 23-02 at Yukon Training Area, Fort Wainwright, Alaska, March 31, 2023. JPMRC-AK 23-02 is a display of the 11th Airborne Divisions ability to survive and thrive in the Arctic, and its soldiers ability to fight and win our nations wars anywhere. Cantu and Sohl are from Panama City Beach, Fla., and Pohnpei, Micronesia, respectively.

Canadian soldiers from A Company, 3rd Battalion Princess Patricia's Light Infantry operate snowmachines while on patrol March 31, 2023 in Yukon Training Area for Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center-Alaska 23-02. With more than 8,000 participants and observers from 12 different countries, JPMRC-AK 23-02s multinational environment helps increase Arctic proficiency throughout the Army and the joint force, in support of the nations, and the Armys Arctic strategy.

The 1933 British Mount Everest expedition was, after the reconnaissance expedition of 1921, and the 1922 and 1924 expeditions, the fourth British expedition to Mount Everest and the third with the intention of making the first ascent.

Airmen with multiple Air National Guard security forces units learn squad tactics pulling an ahkio sled Jan. 18, 2023, as part of a 16-day Cold-Weather Operations Course led by the Air Force at Fort McCoy, Wis. More than 50 Airmen are participating in the training from across the Air Force. Besides learning about use of snowshoes and moving as a squad over terrain pulling an ahkio sled in a cold-weather environment, the Airmen also learned about cold-weather shelters, survival techniques, cold-weather uniform wear, and more. Fort McCoy has a long history of supporting cold-weather training. Eighty years prior to this training, in January 1943, the installation hosted winter training for the Army's 76th Division prior to the Division deploying to Europe to fight in the Battle of the Bulge in World War II.

A member of the 144th Tactical Airlift Squadron (TASq), Air National Guard, guides the operator of a rough terrain fork lift as spare parts are loaded aboard a C-130 Hercules aircraft for the flight to Howard Air Force Base, Panama. The 144th TASq will be a participant in Operation Volant Oak. Subject Operation/Series: VOLANT OAK Base: Kulis Air National Guard Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Jesse Johnson, a construction management and airfield planning Airman assigned to the 611th Civil Engineer Squadron and Arctic Skills Training course cadre, melts snow for drinkable water during the first iteration of the Arctic Skills Training Course at Camp Mad Bull, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 22, 2023. This course was designed to help Airmen at JBER learn Arctic survival skills, become comfortable with the harsh conditions, and be prepared for emergency situations.

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Nathan K. Knowles, the commanding officer of 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, 2d Marine Division, speaks to international reporters during exercise Joint Viking during Marine Rotational Forces Europe 23.1 in Setermoen, Norway March 6, 2023. Exercise Joint Viking took place as a part of MRF-E 23.1 to demonstrate North Atlantic Treaty Organization alliances warfighting capabilities and combat tactics. MRF-E focuses on regional engagements throughout Europe by conducting various exercises, mountain-warfare training, and military-to-military engagements which enhance overall interoperability of the U.S. Marine Corps with allies and partners.

U.S. Marines march south from Kotori, withdrawing from the Chosin Reservoir in North Korea. Marines cleared the hills above the road of Chinese soldiers, allowing relatively safe passage in the sub-zero weather of mountains. Ca. Dec 10, 1950. Korean War, 1950-53. (BSLOC_2014_11_94)

Russian support personnel work around the Soyuz MS-05 spacecraft shortly after it landed with Expedition 53 Commander Randy Bresnik of NASA and Flight Engineers Paolo Nespoli of ESA (European Space Agency) and Sergey Ryazanskiy of the Russian space agency Roscosmos near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017. Bresnik, Nespoli and Ryazanskiy are returning after 139 days in space where they served as members of the Expedition 52 and 53 crews onboard the International Space Station.

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Warren N. Butler, a Jacksonville, Florida, native and combat engineer with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, 2d Marine Division, starts a Small Unit Expeditionary (SUE) stove during the NATO Cold Weather Instructor Course in Setermoen, Norway, Nov. 24, 2022. NCWIC is a course designed to develop Marines and other service members to be instructors of cold weather survival training in preparation for future deployments.

Members of the 124th Air Support Operations Squadron, Gowen Field, Idaho, participate in avalanche training at Tamarack Mountain Resort, March 9, 2019. The training ensures Airmen from the Idaho National Guard have skills necessary to assist civilians and support teams with search and rescue operations during a state emergency.

A member of the 36th Marine Amphibious Unit camouflages his vehicle during Operation Alloy Express '82. Subject Operation/Series: ALLOY EXPRESS '82 Country: Norway (NOR)

030217-M-2796K-008. Base: Camp Engaru State: Hokkaido Country: Japan (JPN)

Soldiers and airmen work together to prepare a load of munitions to be dropped using the low altitude parachute extraction system (LAPES) during Exercise Brim Frost '83. Subject Operation/Series: Brim Frost '83 Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, 2d Marine Division, clear a safe path during a simulated chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear scenario in Setermoen, Norway March 24, 2023. Cold weather CBRN training is designed to increase Marines confidence and readiness in their abilities to combat extreme cold weather conditions.

DM-ST-87-10901. Subject Operation/Series: COLD WINTER Country: Norway (NOR)

Explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) trainees hoist their rubber raft onto their heads in preparation for entering the water during conditioning training. Base: Naval Amphibious Base, Coronado State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An officer from the 18th Fighter Squadron operates a UHF air-to-ground radio to contact inbound A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft. The A-10's are participating in exercise Cool Snow Hog '82-1. Subject Operation/Series: COOL SNOW HOG '82-1 Base: Kotzebue Air Force Station State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

ARCTIC OCEAN (Jan. 1, 2014) Partner nation's flags fly over Ice Camp Seadragon during Ice Exercise (ICEX) 2020. ICEX is a biennial submarine exercise which promotes interoperability between allies and partners to maintain operational readiness and regional stability, while improving capabilities to operate in the Arctic environment.

Students of the Navy's Cold Weather Environmental Survival Training fasten snow shoes onto their boots during a survival course being taught to them by instructors from the Fleet Aviation Specialized Operational Training Group Atlantic (FASO). Base: New Brunswick State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Matthew Good, Deputy Commander, Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic, Marine Forces Command, Marine Forces Northern Command, shares a laugh with Marines from Fox Battery, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve during exercise Arctic Edge 2024, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Feb. 22, 2024. Arctic Edge 2024 (AE24) is a U.S. Northern Command-led homeland defense exercise demonstrating the U.S. militarys capabilities in extreme cold weather, joint force readiness, and U.S. military commitment to mutual strategic security interests in the arctic region. Marine Corps

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 2, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, conduct a convoy live-fire range in Setermoen, Norway March 24, 2023. Marines are deployed to Norway as part of Marine Rotational Forces Europe 23.1 which focuses on regional engagements throughout Europe by conducting various exercises, arctic cold-weather and mountain warfare training, and military-to-military engagements, which enhance overall interoperability of the U.S. Marine Corps with allies and partners.

Paramedics are carying a wounded skier to the rescue helicopter.

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division prepare to conduct a tactical movement at Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, Calif., Jan. 20, 2022. 3/3 conducted winter survival training, winter terrain mobility training, and built defensive positions as part of Mountain Warfare Training Exercise 2-22 in order to increase combat lethality and readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Patrick King)

DF-ST-85-12651. Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

020227-F-4987A-009. Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Russian support personnel in All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) park near the Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft shortly after it landed with Expedition 57 crew members Serena Auñón-Chancellor of NASA, Alexander Gerst of ESA (European Space Agency), and Sergey Prokopyev of Roscosmos near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018. Auñón-Chancellor, Gerst, and Prokopyev are returning after 197 days in space where they served as members of the Expedition 56 and 57 crews onboard the International Space Station.

Community members watch as an Alaska Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter departs St. Marys March 31, 2023. The Association of Village Council Presidents recently partnered with the Alaska National Guard to provide recruiting information and resources through their Tribal Job Centers. The initiative kicked off in St. Marys with presentations from AVCP and AKNG at the Andreafski High School where representatives interacted with students, parents, teachers, and community members. AVCP provides community development, education, social services, culturally relevant programs, and advocacy for the people and 56 tribes of Western Alaska.

221210-N-BR419-2237 PHILIPPINE SEA (Dec. 10, 2022) Sailors scrub the flight deck aboard the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in the Philippine Sea, Dec. 10. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports Alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region.

030217-M-2796K-041. Base: Camp Engaru State: Hokkaido Country: Japan (JPN)

Airmen with multiple Air National Guard security forces units learn squad tactics pulling an ahkio sled Jan. 18, 2023, as part of a 16-day Cold-Weather Operations Course led by the Air Force at Fort McCoy, Wis. More than 50 Airmen are participating in the training from across the Air Force. Besides learning about use of snowshoes and moving as a squad over terrain pulling an ahkio sled in a cold-weather environment, the Airmen also learned about cold-weather shelters, survival techniques, cold-weather uniform wear, and more. Fort McCoy has a long history of supporting cold-weather training. Eighty years prior to this training, in January 1943, the installation hosted winter training for the Army's 76th Division prior to the Division deploying to Europe to fight in the Battle of the Bulge in World War II.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ahmad Harden, assigned to Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team 2/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, collects kindling during cold weather training in Setermoen, Norway, April 23, 2022. The 22nd MEU, embarked aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group, is participating in a bilateral training event with the Kingdom of Norways Armed Forces to strengthen U.S. and Norway interoperability ensuring collective capabilities and steadfast partnerships among NATO allies and partners.

Members of the Iowa Air National Guards 185th Air Refueling Wing Civil Engineering Squadron remove snow from the ramp area near the units KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft in Sioux City, Iowa on January 9, 2024 following a significant snowfall. The two-day snow event dropped over 14 inches of snow in Western Iowa from Monday the 8th into Tuesday January 9, 2024. U.S. Air National Guard photo Senior Maser Sgt. Vincent De Groot

Landstorm image from 1914. Placing and military. Landstormsbild från 1914. Förläggning och militärer.

FRA - TEKNIVAL 2019Le 4 et 5 Mai, dans la Creuse, le Teknival a eu lieu sous la neige.FRA - TEKNIVAL 2019On May 4 and 5, in the Creuse, Teknival took place under the snow.

U.S. Marine Cpl. Brett Goodson, a data systems administrator with Combat Logistics Battalion 2, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, speaks to Marines during a meritorious promotion in Setermoen, Norway, Feb. 2, 2023. Sgt. Goodson was meritoriously promoted to the rank of sergeant by 2nd MLG, having stood out amongst his peers and demonstrated exceptional performance of his duties.

DD-ST-89-03703. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An American Legion banner hangs on the wall of a structure that is part of the support base for under-ice operations of the nuclear-powered submarines USS GURNARD (SSN 662) and USS SEAHORSE (SSN 669). Base: Ice Camp Aplis Country: Arctic Ocean

A convoy from Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, heads down the highway in route to Fort Greely, Alaska, for field training at Operation site 27 during Exercise NORTHERN EDGE. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN EDGE Country: United States Of America (USA)

Trooper Helicopter Search Avalanche Area SC Alaska winter scenic

DA-SC-88-00415. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHWIND '87 Base: Camp Aomori Country: Japan (JPN)

ARCTIC CIRCLE (March 14, 2016) USS Hampton (SSN 767) surfaces through the ice in the Arctic Circle during Ice Exercise (ICEX). ICEX 2016 is a five-week exercise designed to research, test, and evaluate operational capabilities in the region. ICEX 2016 allows the U.S. Navy to assess operational readiness in the Arctic, increase experience in the region, advance understanding of the Arctic environment, and develop partnerships and collaborative efforts.

Soldiers from 10th Mountain Division's 1ST Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment laid down weapons and picked up saws and axes to assist residents of this small community after a severe ice storm left the village in shambles. Base: Copenhagen State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Don Rudnickas, the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) operations officer, salutes Cmdr. Jayna McCarron, Polar Stars executive officer, prior to a medal ceremony for Polar Stars crew on the Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica, Feb. 3, 2024. The U.S. military's support of U.S. Antarctic research began in 1955. U.S. Indo-Pacific Command continues to lead the Joint Task Force-Support Forces Antarctica team in providing logistic support for the United States Antarctic Program. Coast Guard

SEAMAN (SN) Jason Oxley from the Naval Mobility Construction Battalion 4 (NMCB4) Port Hueneme, California, checks vehicles at a security checkpoint near the Alyeska Pipeline Station in Valdez, Alaska, during a civilian and military mass causality exercise hosted by the Alaskan Command, in support of exercise NORTHERN EDGE 2002. Seaman (SN) Jason Oxley from the Naval Mobility Construction Battalion 4 (NMCB4) Port Hueneme, California, checks vehicles at a security checkpoint near the Alyeska Pipeline Station in Valdez, Alaska, during a civilian and military mass causality exercise hosted by the Alaskan Command, in support of exercise NORTHERN EDGE 2002.

020227-F-4987A-007. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

Helicopter assists in alpine rescue.

U.S. Airmen from the 290th Joint Communications Support Squadron set up a tent Feb. 7, 2023, at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan. The Airmen are performing two weeks of annual training in a cold weather environment. The tent will provide a space to stay warm during cold weather training.

YAMAGATA, Japan -- Airmen from the 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron Fuels Management Flight work with Marines at a forward area refueling point in support of humanitarian assistance/disaster relief efforts March 18. A FARP allows aircraft to operate from airfields where fuel is not usually available. The 374th LRS sent four Airmen and an R-11 fuel truck to augment the Marines.

Winter arctic mountains warfare.

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, pose for a photo during a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System live-fire training range in preparation for NATO-exercise Nordic Response 24 in Setermoen, Norway, Feb. 27, 2024. Exercise Nordic Response, formerly known as Cold Response, is a NATO training event conducted every two years to promote military competency in arctic environments and to foster interoperability between the U.S. Marine Corps and allied nations. (This photo was altered to blur out signage for security purposes) Marine Corps

Alaska Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Trevor Outon, assigned to Joint Task Force-Alaska, fills sand bags with the community of Koyuk, Alaska to reinforce the Koyuk Native Store warehouse for Operation Merbok Response, Sept. 28, 2022. More than 130 members of the Alaska Organized Militia, which includes members of the Alaska National Guard, Alaska State Defense Force and Alaska Naval Militia, were activated following a disaster declaration issued Sept. 17 after the remnants of Typhoon Merbok caused dramatic flooding across more than 1,000 miles of Alaskan coastline. (Alaska National Guard photo by Sgt. Seth LaCount)

An Air National Guard Security Forces specialist assigned to the 148th Fighter Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard, participates in a cold-water immersion as part of the Air National Guard's Security Forces Cold Weather Operations Course (CWOC) at Camp Ripley Training Center, Minnesota, on January 18, 2024. The two-week CWOC course combined classroom instruction, outdoor skills development, and a 3-day, field training event that required students to build and sleep in arctic tent systems, subsisting on cold weather Meals Ready to Eat and incorporated land navigation, live saving skills, and cold water immersion events. 50 students from Air National Guard wings from across the U.S. participated in the advanced, cold weather survival course planned by personnel assigned to the 148th Fighter Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard.

A U.S. Army Green Beret with 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne) tows a simulated wounded Soldier on his snow machine on Kotzebue, Alaska, Feb. 29, 2024. The 19th SFG Green Berets and U.K. Royal Marines will conduct tactical combat casualty care at their base during Arctic Edge 24. AE24 is an annual defense exercise for the U.S. Northern Command emphasizing Joint Force operations in an extreme cold weather and high latitude environment and is designed to demonstrate Globally Integrated Layered Defense in the Arctic. Army

240125-N-LR905-2182LITTLE FALLS, Minn. (Jan. 25, 2024) - A U.S. Navy Diver assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2 conducts arctic survivability training as part of Snow Crab Exercise 24-1. SNOWCRABEX is an annual exercise designed to test and evaluate U.S. Navy EOD and Navy Divers capabilities and equipment in a simulated arctic environment and improve combat effectiveness. Navy EOD and Navy Divers are part of the Navy Expeditionary Combat Force (NECF), enabling the U.S. Navy Fleet by clearing and protecting the battlespace.

030217-M-2796K-044. Subject Operation/Series: FOREST LIGHT II 2003 Base: Camp Engaru State: Hokkaido Country: Japan (JPN)

240125-N-LR905-2210LITTLE FALLS, Minn. (Jan. 25, 2024) - A U.S. Navy Sailor assigned to Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron (MSRON) 4 conducts arctic survivability training as part of Snow Crab Exercise 24-1. SNOWCRABEX is an annual exercise designed to test and evaluate U.S. Navy EOD and Navy Divers capabilities and equipment in a simulated arctic environment and improve combat effectiveness. Navy EOD and Navy Divers are part of the Navy Expeditionary Combat Force (NECF), enabling the U.S. Navy Fleet by clearing and protecting the battlespace.

U.S. Army Spc. DeKristopher Palmer, infantryman with Charlie Troop, 3-71st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, shares a laugh with his team after ski familiarization training during at Arctic Forge 23 on Sodankylä Garrison, Finland, Feb 18, 2023. Exercise Arctic Forge 23 is a U.S. Army Europe and Africa led umbrella exercise that leverages the host nation exercises Defense Exercise North in Finland, and exercise Joint Viking in Norway, taking place Feb. 16 through March 17, 2023, focused on building capabilities and cooperation in support of the U.S. Armys Arctic Strategy.

Airmen with multiple Air National Guard security forces units learn squad tactics pulling an ahkio sled Jan. 18, 2023, as part of a 16-day Cold-Weather Operations Course led by the Air Force at Fort McCoy, Wis. More than 50 Airmen are participating in the training from across the Air Force. Besides learning about use of snowshoes and moving as a squad over terrain pulling an ahkio sled in a cold-weather environment, the Airmen also learned about cold-weather shelters, survival techniques, cold-weather uniform wear, and more. Fort McCoy has a long history of supporting cold-weather training. Eighty years prior to this training, in January 1943, the installation hosted winter training for the Army's 76th Division prior to the Division deploying to Europe to fight in the Battle of the Bulge in World War II.

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